Daniel K. Hargan Papers
1942-1945
Manuscript Collection #700- Creator(s)
- Hargan, Daniel K., 1923-
- Physical description
- 0.055 Cubic Feet, 21 items, consisting of correspondence.
- Preferred Citation
- Daniel K. Hargan Papers (#700), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
Papers (1942-1945) including correspondence, letters, references routine, restrictions and entertainment, etc.
Biographical/historical information
Seaman 2nd Class Daniel K. Hargan (b. 1923) of Rochester, New York, began service in the Navy in 1942. Most of his tour of duty was in the Atlantic aboard the USS YMS 66, an auxiliary motor minesweeper, headquartered in the Panama Canal Zone.
Scope and arrangement
Correspondence in the collection consists of letters from Daniel K. Hargan. References are made to routine, restrictions, and entertainment on board ship and in port; uncertainty about leaves and personal relationships; and difficulties with the mail. A cursory description of Cristobal, Panama, is given.
Also included are miscellaneous letter referring to Victory Parade broadcasts and letter-censoring.
Administrative information
Custodial History
Source of acquisition
Gift of Friends of ECU Library
Processing information
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.